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Pete Havel

IOM
Author, Trainer and Consultant
The book 'The Arsonist in the Office', Pres., Cloture Group
Country or state 
United States (Texas)
Available to 
Global
City 
Dallas
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
No

Personal Details

Current position (1)

Author, Trainer and Consultant

The book 'The Arsonist in the Office', Pres., Cloture Group

Degrees (1)
B.A. Business Administration
Baylor University
1988 to 1992

Bio

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Bio #1

Pete Havel wrote the book everyone else would love to write about but can’t or won’t. And now he’s using it to help change workplaces and cultures around the country and even the world.

Pete was a lobbyist, an executive for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a regional director for the National Federation of Independent Business, and a political consultant for U.S. Senate and Presidential campaigns.

He’s also been a Sr. Executive for top strategic communications firms that deal with companies dealing with a crisis.

And he worked for “The Firm”, the company that inspired him to become an author, speaker, trainer and consultant for organizations facing messy “people problems.” The type that can take down a company and destroy careers.

He’s been called the “Guru of Office Politics”, “A Modern-Day Dragoman”. His book, The Arsonist in the Office, has reached #2 on Amazon’s Bestseller list and the audiobook version has reached #1 on Amazon’s Hot New Release List.

He’s a fixture on talk radio, podcasts, college business classes, employee meetings, and corporate management retreats.

His clients range from Fortune 500 companies to churches to nonprofits to police and fire departments around the country. If you want a speaker who can get your audience fired up, contact Pete!

Bio #2

Presentations

Presentations (3)
Rising From the Ashes: Riding Adversity All the Way to Success

Pete Havel, author of 'The Arsonist in the Office', watched his career blow up in front of him in a surreal experience and toxic workplace he recounts in his book. He could have let it destroy him, but instead has turned into an opportunity to help leaders of companies change their cultures, train managers to work to better them, and employees to survive them. Pete will share his personal experience of going from rock bottom to top-rated author, speaker, consultant and trainer and share stories of others who have taken far more serious bad news and turned it into lifechanging success. Your employees will also learn some valuable lessons along the way in workplace culture.

Fireproofing Your Company, Culture and Career

Available in 30, 45 and 60-minute presentations. Have you ever worked with an arsonist? That toxic person somewhere in your organization or in life who burns down companies, cultures, and careers in their path? Pete Havel, author of 'The Arsonist in the Office', helps you identify arsonists and their behaviors, shows you the potential they can cause, spotlights the weaknesses that allow them to thrive and then shows you and your people how to become better leaders who can fireproof your organization and its culture against toxic employees and bad behavior.

Work Like You're Unemployed!--Tips to Maximize Your Success & Career From an Unlikely Source

Available in 30, 45 and 60-minute presentations. Have you ever noticed that when some people lose their jobs, they start doing some amazing things to get attention, tell their story, and find opportunity? What if you harnessed those skills while you were working? Imagine what you could do! Pete Havel, author of 'The Arsonist in the Office' will provide your audience the secrets of the successfully and formerly unemployed and how their tips can change their careers!

Workshops (1)
Fireproofing Your Company, Culture and Career
4 hours
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Past talks (7)
Fireproofing Your Career, Culture and Department Against Bad Behavior
International Assn of Police Chiefs
Dallas, TX
October 17, 2022
Fireproofing Your Career, Company and Culture
Arkansas Society of Association Executives
Little Rock, AR
February 18, 2020
Fireproofing Your Department, Company, and Culture
Texas Fire Chiefs Association Executive Conference
College Station, TX
March 11, 2020
Fireproofing Your Department, Company, and Culture
Utah Chiefs of Police Association
St. George, UT
March 24, 2020
Fireproofing Your Department, Company and Culture
Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police
Bend, OR
April 9, 2020
Fireproofing Your Department, Culture, and Career
Ohio Fire Chiefs Association
Columbus, OH
July 20, 2020
Building a Stronger Culture
Kentucky Fire Chiefs Assn.
Bowling Green, KY
August 25, 2022
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Books & Articles (2)

The Arsonist in the Office: Fireproofing Your Life Against Toxic Coworkers, Bosses, Employees, and Cultures
Clovercroft,
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Numerous blog posts

Expertise (25)

Leadership
Skills & Trades
Business
Social & Political
Health & Well-being
enhancing workplace culture Civility and the Workplace Dealing with Difficult Employees Avoiding Toxic Work Environments Toxic People Management Administrative Leadership American Politics Adversity in Business Adversity and Triumph dealing with adversity Dealing with Difficult People Job burnout changing jobs Career Advice for Young Adults law enforcement training stuttering Training managers managing difficult conversations Political Journalism and covering elections

Clients

Clients include: Lockheed Martin, OR Police Chiefs, DFW Assn Execs, Empowering Women Conf, TX Fire Chiefs Assn, MS Sheriffs, TX Police Chiefs, Chambers & Trade Assns.
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Why choose me? 

I talk about how to make organizations & the people inside them better, happier and more successful!

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